How Much Nationalization Is Appropriate? (1)
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We in the United States live in a country with a strong tradition of private ownership of companies. In recent days, we have seen changes that border on nationalization: • The support given to JP Morgan Chase in its purchase of Bear Stearns • The bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac • The take-over of AIG, providing a $85 billion loan in exchange for 80% of the company • Extension of FDIC guarantees to ...
Trupa AC/DC isi pune melodiile pe Rock Band (1)
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MTV Games si Harmonix anunta cu surle si trambite ca au reusit sa semneze un contrat cu legendarii AC/DC si Columbia Records pentru a putea pune 18 melodii din repertoriu acestora in jocul Rock Band. Este prima oara cand trupa este de acord ca melodiile lor sa fie distribuite in format digital, ceea ce ne arata puterea pe care o are industria jocurilor in momentul de fata. Melodiile alese sunt: " [[ This is a ...
Herman Daly on the Credit Crisis, Financial Assets, and Real Wealth (1)
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Previously, Herman Daly wrote a guest post on the Steady State Economy, outlining core suggestions on how to overhaul our banking, financial (and value) systems. I encourage everyone to read it (if short on time, please read the conclusion). Professor Daly was Senior Economist at the World Bank before leaving to teach Ecological Economics at University of Maryland's School for Public Policy. He was also the catalyst for me to leave my own financial career ...
Three Developers Explain LittleBigPlanet Level Design to a 7-Year-Old [Littlebigplanet] (5)
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My son has become completely enamored with LittleBigPlanet. Which isn't that surprising. But what is surprising is what about the game that's enthralling. It's not the play that has him begging to boot up the Playstation 3 every night, but the creation. Tristan has become a indie developer and he doesn't even realize it. He spends hours sitting in front of the television adding to his level, figuring out ways to torture gamers, defending his ...
Stan Bush Wants "The Touch" In Guitar Hero, Rock Band [You Got The Touch] (15)
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No, I will not let this topic drop. There can be no real winner in the Guitar Hero / Rock Band war until one song...just one, little song appears in one of the two, and that song is "The Touch" by Stan Bush. Originally appearing on the soundtrack to the Transformers animated movie in the 80's, the song made countless little boys believe that they could do absolutely anything, no matter how many Decepticons got ...
Littlebigplanet: Make Comics, Pop-Up Books, Anything With LittleBigPlanet (2)
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LittleBigPlanet isn't just about game creation, it is, the developers hope, a whole palette of tools that can be used to create anything from a puppet theater to graphic novels to pop-up books to music sequencer. "It's a creation tool," said Kenny Young, LBP's audio designer. The misconception that LittleBigPlanet is all about game creation is likely fed by the deep toolset included in the game that supports making games. Media Molecule included those because ...
100 publicités pas comme les autres (2)
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Voici 100 publicités qui sortent un peu de l’ordinaire. Comme quoi la publicité, ça peut aussi être sympa. Enfin, dur d’en fair autant avec Adwords; Quoi que… Via. ©Papy Geek, 2008. Voir les commentaires de "100 publicités pas comme les autres". Voir les autres articles classés sous Design.
Here's Your Kotaku (Video) Podcast (Maybe) [You Ignorant Slut] (4)
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Here for your viewing is another little video experiment we're tinkering with. I know people have been wanting us to do a podcast for quite sometime. And I want to do a podcast, but frankly I hate how bloated they've become. Also, I really wanted to do something with video. Oh and I like shooting people and arguing. So we came up with this. Consider what you see here a test run, a beta of ...
Drum Training: And the Beat Goes On [Learn How To Drum In Rock Band 2] (3)
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You may have noticed by the handy-dandy calendar on your computer screen that we have, in fact, left the month of September behind us and galloped full-speed into October. Not only have the months proceeded in a timely fashion, but I have not posted the results of my Drum Trainer experiment. So here's the deal (Yes, an excuse is coming). A week after kicking off my grand experiment, my television went out. Then I had ...
de Blob Review: Painting A Very Pretty Picture [Review] (1)
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de Blob began life as a school project from studying Game Design & Development at the Utrecht School of the Arts in The Netherlands, meant to reflect the end result of the rebuilding of a local railway station, but THQ saw much more potential for the quirky PC painting game. They purchased the rights, handed over development to Blue Tongue Entertainment, and now we have De Blob for the Nintendo Wii. The I.N.K.T. Corporation has ...
The Man Behind Marvel Movies Hopes To Do the Same For Gaming (2)
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By John Gaudiosi Hollywood Producer Ari Arad, 33, hopes the production studio he runs with his father, Avi (former head of Marvel Studios), Arad Productions, becomes the premiere home for game developers and publishers to work with. Having helped turn Marvel comic book franchises like Spider-Man and X-Men into blockbuster film franchises, Arad is now focused on doing the same for games. Among the games he’s bringing to the big screen as big-budget, studio tent ...
How Can We Cut Our Energy Use for Commuting? (1)
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How can we cut our energy use for commuting? What methods are working for you? What methods make most sense in our current credit environment? This is mostly an open thread, to give people an opportunity to talk about what is and isn't working for them. If the economy is sputtering, peak oil is around the corner, and hurricane related shortages are becoming more common, these methods are going to more and more important in ...
Nintendo Re-Releasing GameCube Games On Wii, Pikmin's First [Nintendo] (2)
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata just announced that the company plan on re-releasing a number of GameCube games...on the Wii. They'll form the "Play On Wii Selection", and will...yes, be shamelessly preying upon the millions of people who own a Wii, never owned a GameCube and don't realise that GameCube games work just fine on the Wii. Ah well. Here's hoping they at least release some of the better games that are a little hard to ...
Let's Compare The DS Lite and the DSi [Top] (9)
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Nintendo's announced the DSi, the third iteration of its DS platform. But how does it stack up to the Nintendo DS Lite? We've crunched the numbers and got the data for comparison's sake. That, after the jump. • Size of Liquid Crystal Display Nintendo DSi: 3.25 inches Nintendo DS Lite: 3 inches • Liquid Crystal Screen Nintendo DSi: Possible to display 260,000 colors Nintendo DS Lite: Possible to display 260,000 colors • Portable Size Nintendo ...
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Matthom said:
Good to know since I am in the market for one of these babies.
Get A Good, Close Look At The DSi [DSI] (3)
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Nintendo Announce New DS: The Nintendo DSi (23)
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During their Fall Press Conference today, Nintendo have - as expected - announced a new version of the Nintendo DS. Called the Nintendo DSi, it eschews the GBA slot (boo!) in favour of a slight downsizing (it's a little thinner) and a range of improvements. The handheld's screens have been enlarged, and will now be 17% bigger (at 3.25 inches) than those found on the DS Lite. As for the rumoured additions, both have proven ...
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Ashok said:
So apparently there is no mp3 playing capacity. There's still hope megan.
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nikkie said:
Wooooo
Binned Fable II CE Contents Back As Free Downloads [Fable II] (1)
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The Fable II Collector's Edition will be missing some stuff. The swish box, some cards, and a neat little Hobbe figure. The box and the figure, sadly, there's nothing that can be done for them. They're gone. But the cards, they live on, Lionhead telling us that they'll be made available as downloadable pdf files so you can print them off. They won't look as good as they would have coming from a professional printer, ...
Best Buy Ad Featuring Gears 2 RC Tank (1)
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Last week a Best Buy tipster emailed us pictures from a pre-holiday meeting in Dallas showing off what they said was a picture of the Limited Edition pre-order the retailer will be offering for Gears of War 2 starting on Oct. 5. The GOW2 Limited Edition order will, according to the pictures, include a free remote control Centaur Tank normally worth about $30. Pretty sweet. Today another tipster sends us what they say is a ...
Thompson Won't Fight Disbarment in Florida [Legal] (3)
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Controversial anti-gaming attorney Jack Thompson will not seek to have a motion for a rehearing filed on his behalf with the Supreme Court of Florida. Rather Thompson says that he will seek to have the federal courts intervene on the ruling that would disbar him for life. "I will focus on the federal suit and will prevail," Thompson said. "Piece of cake." In his federal emergency motion to stay the Florida Supreme Court Order, dated ...
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Kenneth said:
More info about the train wreck Mr. Thompson
BAQ Rounded (Reproduced) (1)
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ReVisited/ReDesigned/ReInvented. This is a brand new re-designed version of an existing typeface I designed last year, BAQ Rounded. The old original typeface had a lot of imperfections, jagged corner jilts, and uneven angles. So, I have taken another look at the typeface over the last couple of weeks, and tuned all imperfections, corners, and other elements. The original face only featured uppercase letters, this new and improved full version has a complete set of 255 ...
